CDI Acquisition Integration Specialist

Members of the Finance organization at select locations will generally be expected to follow a hybrid work model, which includes two days of in-office attendance each week, with limited exceptions.

Meet the Team

Cisco’s acquisition integration ecosystem is an experienced, close-knit, cross-functional team that thrives on the dynamic (and oftentimes ambiguous) nature of integration with the shared goal of helping acquired businesses succeed at Cisco and achieve the agreed-upon business outcomes.

Your Impact

As a Corporate Development Acquisition Integration Specialist for Corporate Development Integration (CDI), you will support both the develop and the day-to-day completion of Cisco’s M&A integration practice. Working alongside Subject Matter Experts and Functional Specialists, you will help apply the integration methodology, operating model, and playbooks that define how Cisco integrates acquired businesses, contributing to consistent execution on active deals.

You will support innovation efforts tied to the team’s AI strategy and roadmap, gaining hands on exposure to building and testing new tools with a builder’s mindset. You’ll assist in incubating Next Generation capabilities and new technologies like AI agents, working alongside Integration Leads and deal teams on active deals to help experiment, refine, and deploy new approaches, learning how product owners prioritize a roadmap based on practitioner needs and feedback.

You will help supervise and measure pilots, and support transitioning confirmed capabilities into standard practice — taking a product owner’s approach to prioritize improvementsents based on business value and user feedback. Partnering with the IMO and deal teams, you will help activate governance and best practices — including new AI-enabled tools — across integrations, support plan validation, and help flag process risks early. You will assist with standardizing processes, support onboarding and mentoring across the integration community, and help assemble practitioner feedback and metrics that feed continuous improvement back into the methodology and roadmap.

Minimum Requirements:

• BS/BA degree in Business, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• 1-2 years of experience, internship experience, or a strong curiosity about program management, business operations, or process improvement.

• Interest in mergers & acquisitions, corporate development, or business transformation.

• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills, with the ability to handle multiple priorities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exposure to or coursework/project experience with AI tools, automation, or data analytics.

• Interest in building and experimenting with AI-enabled tools or agents.

• Experience working in cross-functional team environments, through internships, academic projects, or extracurricular activities.

• Strong attention to detail and eagerness to learn new methodologies and processes.

• Interest in product management or product ownership approaches, such as prioritizing a roadmap based on user feedback and business value.

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. 

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you. 

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks.  Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees

• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco

• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees

• Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next

• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members

• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and

• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.